Athens-Clarke Police Blotter

Three men have been charged with armed robbery and aggravated assault after allegedly beating and robbing a man at a Sanders Road residence during the weekend, police said.

Athens-Clarke Police Detective Jimps Cole said the men ambushed a man in his late 20s who had come to the Sanders Road residence. The victim was struck repeatedly with a blunt object and robbed of cash, Cole said. The victim was taken to Athens Regional Medical Center, where he was treated and released.

Arrested were Jerry Moody, 45, and James Edward Moody, 38, both of 300 Sanders Road, and Telfred Gary, 33, of 216 Spring Valley Road, according to a police report.

The robbery occurred sometime late Friday night or early Saturday. The men were arrested at the residence early Saturday, police said.